O&M Field Project Manager - Primoris Renewable Energy

The O&M Field Project Manager provides leadership and manages the operational and financial aspects of solar O&M projects and is the primary liaison with the client's operations team. The O&M Project Manager facilitates and ensures all work is safely delivered, with required quality and efficiently delivered. They ensure standardized work plans and methods are adhered to, safety and risk management policies are followed, daily and weekly schedule and financial information is reviewed with the site team. The O&M Project Manager provides coaching and leadership to all site supervisory personnel and ensures the company's culture, values and processes are upheld.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Safety: The O&M PM is responsible for ensuring safe working conditions and adherence to safety procedures on the project. Understands and enforces company, federal and state safety regulations on the project. The O&M PM will be responsible for monitoring and auditing all site safety related activities, including but not limited to; employee orientation, DOT requirements, JHA's accident injury management, electrical safety program, behavior-based safety program, LOTO program, task safety training and the company safety program training. The O&M PM is responsible for monitoring, enforcing and executing as necessary all these activities to achieve the company's safety goals.
• Supervision: The PM is responsible to set direction for the project team through facilitating coordination with O&M site team and other field supervisory staff. The O&M PM provides direct support of the field staff in hiring, promoting, coaching, discipline and terminations for project employees and ensuring that proper corporate resources are utilized, and that processes and policies are adhered to. The O&M PM will coordinate with the O&M team as necessary to schedule resources (labor and equipment). The PM is responsible for regular, documented employee evaluations and reviews as well as informal coaching and feedback as necessary to support employee professional development. The O&M PM works with other supervisory staff to identify high potential candidates for promotion and advancement. The O&M PM will ensure that all necessary training has occurred before work commences, including but not limited to training on safety, quality requirements and work methods for each work activity. The O&M PM is responsible for ensuring that supervisors maintain regular rotations away from the job site to help find work/life balance. The O&M PM is responsible for ensuring that all company values, practices and policies are adhered to, including HR requirements, safety, quality and work processes. The O&M PM is a public supporter of company decisions and policies.
• Quality: The O&M PM provides general oversight that project activities and engineering are in conformance with the project specifications and the Project Quality Plan. The O&M PM will ensure the implementation and training of all employees for the quality procedures and quality requirements of individual work activities. The O&M PM shall instill a philosophy that quality is the responsibility of each individual employee and will emphasize personal accountability for quality execution of the work. The O&M PM will foster and support an environment that values continuous improvement for the betterment of the project and the organization.
• Operations: The O&M PM will coordinate and schedule project alignment meetings, teambuilding, internal trade alignment meetings and site planning activities prior to project start up. The O&M PM is responsible for ensuring that all Subcontractor alignment meetings are conducted and documented. The O&M PM will review the risk/opportunity matrix on a weekly basis with site management and PM to assess current state of all action plans and results associated with identified items as well as provide updates for additional items that arise during project construction. The PM will be well versed in the project budget and be aware of those critical items that may have the most impact on the projects financial success and will routinely compare actual project costs to the estimate and inform the PM of potential cost over-runs. The PM will conduct weekly meetings with project supervisors to coordinate materials, labor resources, equipment, work sequence and subcontractors to maximize work efficiency, production, quality and safety while minimizing project costs. Hold Plan of the Day (POD) meetings with site team to ensure work coordination between trade disciplines and update critical project status items. Lead discussions daily at the POD meeting about labor efficiency of major work activities. Facilitate and coordinate working relationships amongst all supervisors and departments. The O&M PM is responsible to read and fully understand all contract documents to ensure the project executed in accordance with the scope of the contract.
• Financial: The O&M PM will ensure accurate tracking and reporting of all project quantities and costs. Ensures the project team is accurately monitoring and reviewing project labor hours, costs and quantities against budgets and work plans. The O&M PM will review weekly cost reports and report on cost deviations to O&M management as they occur and or become apparent.
• Owner/Subcontractor Relations: The O&M PM will demonstrate a professional demeanor and ensure all project personnel act professionally while interacting with internal and external individuals. The O&M PM will be responsible for communicating, collaborating and negotiating with the owner regarding major project decisions. The PM will work diligently to develop a personal working relationship with their owner counterpart and interact on a regular basis. The O&M PM is responsible communication with the owner regarding site activities, client requirements, project schedule, safety, quality and budget. The PM is responsible for proactive engagement of all subcontractors, vendors and third-party stakeholders in achieving project goals.
• Support local public relations by hiring locally and attending public information meetings as needed.
• Perform additional assignments per managers direction.
• Attends job and career fairs to support hiring of new employees.
• Conducts interviews of potential employees as requested.
• May be required to become a qualified individual in pursuit of company contract licensing.
• Review the RFI log periodically and verify that the related work is complete, and status recorded in the RFI. Work with the Quality Manager to confirm work is completed according to quality standards and all documentation is complete.
• Be familiar and periodically review the products approved for use on the project. During job walks, be cognizant of the materials and consumables being used. Follow-up on issues regarding materials and consumables to assure answers have been provided, required submittals have been transmitted, and products in use are approved or replaced as directed.

PREFERRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• At least two to five-years of supervisory experience related to O&M site operations, with experience managing projects and retrofits (i.e. industrial, utilities, power generation, commercial).
• Valid driver's license and an acceptable motor vehicle driving record (MVR).
• Interpersonal skills - Ability to supervise and present information to many employees.
• Effective communication skills (oral, written, listening, presentation) to effectively work with owners, vendors, employees, landowners, etc.
• Computer literacy. This does not include knowledge of all software to be used, but the ability to learn to use efficiently the software which is in use. Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio).
• Organization skills. Scheduling, planning and prioritization.
• Accounting (math and record keeping).
• Ability to work from drawings and schematics. Knowledge of drawing layouts, references, notes, and good practices associated with producing and reading drawings and schematics.
• Basic general solar operations knowledge of terminology, crafts, and documents.
• Ability to follow safety rules without cutting corners. To understand the intent of safety rules, not blindly adhering to the literal words of the rule.

Company Overview:

Primoris Services Corporation is a premier specialty contractor providing critical infrastructure services to the utility, energy, and renewables markets throughout the United States and Canada. Built on a foundation of trust, we deliver a range of engineering, construction, and maintenance services that power, connect, and enhance society. On projects spanning utility-scale solar, renewables, power delivery, communications, and transportation infrastructure, we offer unmatched value to our clients, a safe and entrepreneurial culture to our employees, and innovation and excellence to our communities. To learn more, visit www.prim.com and follow us on social media at @PrimorisServicesCorporation.

Benefits:

• 401k w/employer match
• Health/Dental/Vision insurance plans
• Paid time off
• 10 paid holidays
• Stock purchase plan
• Base Salary: $130,000- $150,000 annually, dependent on experience, qualifications, and competencies.

EEO Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status,
protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Agency Statement:

We are not accepting resumes from Third Party Recruiting Firms for this position. If you are an Agency or Search firm representative, contact the Primoris Talent Acquisition Manager directly for consideration. Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resumes and online response forms through this source. In addition, Primoris or its subsidiaries will not be responsible for any fees on unsolicited resumes that are submitted to any member of the Staffing or Operations team. Primoris has established an approved vendor program for this service and will only consider accepting submissions from those approved firms. For consideration in becoming an approved vendor, contact HR.